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    Cleto (en. Cleto)

    /ˈkle.to/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A person who is considered not very intelligent or naive.
    Don't be a cleto, think before you act.
    No seas cleto, piensa antes de actuar.
    Someone who is easily fooled.
    She is so cleto that she believes everything she is told.
    Ella es tan cleto que cree todo lo que le dicen.
    A mocking term for someone very gullible.
    He called him a cleto because he always believes in rumors.
    Lo llamó cleto porque siempre cree en los rumores.

    Etymology

    Derived from the French 'clêt', which means 'clumsy'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    don't be a cleto
    Don't act in a naive or clueless way.
    no seas cleto
    born a cleto
    Someone who has always been foolish or naive.
    cleto de nacimiento
    act like a cleto
    To behave in a ridiculous or naive manner.
    hacer el cleto

    Related Words

    naive
    A person who lacks malice or cunning.
    ingenuo
    foolish
    Said of someone who does not understand or reason.
    tonto
    silly
    A person who shows a lack of intelligence.
    bobo

    Slang Meanings

    Refers to a person who always allows themselves to be manipulated.
    You're a cleto, you always do what you're told.
    Eres un cleto, siempre haces lo que te dicen.
    Derogatory term for someone who knows nothing about a subject.
    Don't talk about sports, you sound like a cleto.
    No hables de deportes, que pareces un cleto.